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👉A CLOSER LOOK 1
Vocabulary
1. Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.
| face recognition experiment video conferencing eye-tracking fingerprint scanner digital communication |
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________
5. __________ 6. __________
2. Choose the option that best completes each phrase.
| 1. invent | A. a device B. a new area |
| 2. discover | A. a chemical element B. a technology |
| 3. create | A. the weather B. a medicine |
| 4. develop | A. a planet B. a technology |
3. Complete the sentences with the words and phrase from the box.
| invented created experiments discovered fingerprint scanner |
1. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie _____ radium and polonium.
2. Thomas Edison _____ the light bulb in 1880.
3. Sarah Gilbert is the creator of a vaccine. She _____ it in 2020.
4. Scientists have carried out many _____ to find a cure for cancer.
5. Scan your finger on this _____ to check attendance, please.
Pronunciation
Sentence stress
💡Remember!
Sentences have stressed and unstressed words. We usually stress nouns, main verbs, adjectives, adverbs and negative auxiliaries, and question words. We normally stress the words Yes and No as well as auxiliary verbs in short answers.
Example:
How important is science to students?
Will you use your computer to learn?
Did he buy a new smartphone yesterday? - No, he didn't.
4. Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the bold syllables. 🎧
1. I don't have a computer.
2. Do you call her every day? - No, I don't.
3. They are not familiar with that new computer.
4. A: Did you lend her your laptop?
B: Yes, I did.
5. Who do you work with on Sundays?
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5. Listen and repeat the sentences. How many stressed words are there in each sentence? 🎧
1. He is an inventor.
2. We won't have a robot teacher next year.
3. She likes learning online.
4. Was she checking attendance when you came? - No, she wasn't.
5. What did he invent?
